Reading and Phonological Awareness in Children with Down Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 319-330

  Bird, Elizabeth Kay Raining ^a   Cleave, Patricia L ^a   McConnell, Lyndsey ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Language literacy relationships; Phonological awareness; Reading development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034359617     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360.0904.319     Document Type: Article

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